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Why are fan blades NEVER slanted right on fans and go only left? This is not quite true...

MOST fan blades [except special application units for the most part] would be this way because the standard fan motor runs clockwise, rather than counter-clockwise.

Therefore, MOST [not all] fan blades are designed and installed to provide maximum design airflow running clockwise!

The reason? I don't know! Motors will happily run clockwise or counter-clockwise depending on how the windings are connected. Three phase motors run either way depending on phase order, and can be reversed by switching any two phase connections to the motor.

Ceiling fans are designed to run BOTH WAYS and have a switch built in to allow the change from CW to CCW!

Rolls Royce and General Electric both make jet engines. You can check the engines on the next flight you take to see if they are RR or GE. What�s the difference? In RR engines the fan blades rotate clockwise, while all GE engine fan blades rotate counterclockwise.

There is always a "practical" reason for standards.

MOST bolts tighten clockwise, BUT NOT ALL! Why is that?

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